A 25-minute solo performance exploring the body as absorber/container and antenna/conduit for sounds and memories, Pre-York River: Absorber Antenna is a series of carefully indexed choreographies enabled by sound sculptures that share a collection of audio. The Dynamic Listening Instrument, FM radios and transmitters, and a towel sewn with conductive thread to sense the body are activated through a score. Sonic fragments echo NYC's intense flooding, offer visions of remediation, and share "watermark memories" deeply affective oral histories drawn from Fish's interviewing practice that include both flooding and wildfire stories. Using their body as a literal antenna and conduit, Fish maps FM waves, electromagnetic fields, and zones of capacitive reactivity around the space. Movement and sound are linked; sonic tasks have choreographic consequences, and movements generate sonic repercussions.
This was a challenging experiment.

"The Center for Performance Research's long-running Fall Movement program is an opportunity for artists to present new, fully produced work in dance, performance, and time-based art. The shared program is curated by an independent panel of artists through an open call."

photos by Elyse Mertz courtesy of Center for Performance Research